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The Avalanche Hour Podcast

Caleb Merrill

Booking Overview

A specialist interview show focused on avalanche safety, snow science, backcountry travel, mountain guiding, and risk communication, featuring experienced practitioners, researchers, educators, and firsthand survivors alongside occasional panels and cross-podcast episodes. Credible pitches include avalanche forecasters, snow scientists, certified mountain guides, rescue specialists, risk-management educators, and authors with substantial mountain experience; booking difficulty is medium because the show seeks specialized authority and authentic field expertise rather than general celebrity.

Metrics

Episodes: 253

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

theavalanchehourpodcast@gmail.com

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Host

Caleb Merrill - Host and producer focused on avalanche safety, snow science, mountain travel, and the professional outdoor community.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Professional experience in avalanche forecasting, snow science, mountain guiding, rescue, outdoor risk management, avalanche education, or a closely related field; compelling firsthand experience is also relevant for incident-focused episodes.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership or substantial professional experience in avalanche centers, mountain guiding, rescue, or outdoor education, International certifications or recognized expertise in avalanche and snow science, Authorship, research, technical committee service, or development of professional training programs, Firsthand involvement in significant avalanche incidents with clear safety lessons

Recent Guest Discussions

Jerry Roberts - A Lifetime In Snowy Mountains, Avalanche Forecasting, Mountain Culture, Buddhist-influenced Literary Interests, And Winter Poetry.

Jordy Shepherd - Adventure Risk Management, Avalanche Education, Rescue, Decision-making, And Preparing For Unexpected Outcomes In The Field.

Chris Kaipio - Worst-case-scenario Planning, Risk Management, Decision-making, Communication, Training, And Managing Risk In Snow-based Adventure Work.

Victor Rizzardi - The Godmother Couloir Avalanche, The Accident's Consequences, What Went Wrong, And Lessons For Avalanche Safety.

Niels Sole Semb - The Godmother Couloir Avalanche, The Accident's Consequences, What Went Wrong, And Lessons For Avalanche Safety.

Recent Topics

Sports, Avalanche Safety, Backcountry Skiing, Snow Science, Mountain Guiding

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Avalanche Hour Podcast
:

The Utah Avalanche Center Podcast: Snow Monk Jerry Roberts on A Lifetime in the Mountains:

September 09, 2026

Unlike a lot of snow and avalanche professionals, Jerry Roberts spent a fair amount of time hanging out around San Francisco, soaking up the Buddhist-infused literary scene of the '60s. He developed a deep affection for some very old school snow enthusiasts: Basho, Issa, Buson, and other 18th-century Japanese poets. He went on to a lengthy career forecasting for the Colorado Avalance Information Center, the Colorado Department of Transportation, even Quentin Tarantino. Along the way, he&#...

Imagining the Worst Case Scenario with Chris Kaipio and Jordy Shepherd: Delivering Adventure Podcast

August 12, 2026

Summer Series #3We continue our summer series with a cross-air of one of our favorite podcasts, ⁠Delivering Adventure⁠. Why is it so important to imagine the worst-case scenario? What happens when we don’t?In this episode of Delivering Adventure, Chris and Jordy share a few examples from their adventure industry careers to illustrate the importance of considering the worst-case scenario. They also talk about some of the factors that can compromise our ability to foresee what can happen if thi...

The Avalanche In Godmother Couloir: Skredpodden

July 29, 2026

2026 Summer Series #2On 22 April 2023, a group of three were caught in an avalanche in the Godmother Couloir in Lyngen, in Northern Norway. Two of them were severely injured and had to be airlifted out for life-saving treatment. It was a matter of life and death… One managed to get out on his own and rushed to the hospital.Niels Sole Semb and Victor Rizzardi speak openly and honestly about their experience from the day of the accident—what went wrong, and what lessons can be learned.We are gr...

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